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Aerosmith Drummer Defends 'Guitar Hero'

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Aerosmith Drummer Defends 'Guitar Hero'

Aerosmith is currently on tour with ZZ Top throughout the summer, and drummer Joey Kramer says fans should expect a new album of "old, homegrown Aerosmith" by the end of the year, beginning of 2010.

But these days, the band is seeing even more young faces in the audience, and that can be partly be attributed to the success of their 'Guitar Hero' game. Jack White of the White Stripes and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin recently ripped franchises like 'Guitar Hero' and 'Rock Band,' calling it "depressing" that the games are how many kids are finding out about rock music.

Kramer doesn't see the conflict.

"If that's what you gotta do to get kids to understand what a band like Aerosmith's all about and encourage them to learn more about the music, then that's just one more way to find out about it," he tells Spinner. Even so, Kramer concedes "it may not be the most ideal way to find out about historic bands, but we'll see what happens when they offer those guys boat-loads of money. We'll see if they turn it down or not."

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Posted by Marc Schneider on Jul 11th 2009 6:15PM
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Ancient Astronauts, 'Risin' High' Feat. Raashan Ahmad -- Free MP3 of the Day


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The Chum Bucket: Dan Deacon Busts Drug Rumors + More

Dan Deacon has put rumors to rest that he is on acid. Wonder why we all thought he was... [Pitchfork]

Possibly coming soon: the Ashlee Simpson album of Michael Jackson covers that no one wants to hear. [NY Post]

Jay-Z may release a book explaining his lyrics, in case you still can't define "swagger." [Prefix]

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Justin Timberlake is in talks to play the Green Hornet, a superhero who may or may not have slick dance moves. [Vulture]

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Twisted Tales: Supersized Soul Man Baby Huey Felled by Weight, Drugs

He was, by all accounts, one of the most charismatic performers of the 1960s. George Clinton and the Rolling Stones studied his act, and he was signed to a record deal by Donny Hathaway and Curtis Mayfield. When this mountainous dancing machine collapsed in October 1970, the newspapers noted that he was the third major rock star to die within weeks. One headline read, "Jimi, Janis, Baby Huey."

Baby Huey? That was the stage name of James Thomas Ramey, the round mound of funky sound who borrowed his alias from the overgrown comic-book duckling of the same name. Baby Huey's band took the name the Babysitters, and they played it up: In their early promotional materials, the rotund lead singer posed in schoolboy clothes, hugging teddy bears.

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Zooey Deschanel Revels in Her '70s Roots

We don't want to give too much away, but one of the true highlights of actress/singer Zooey Deschanel's new flick, '500 Days of Summer,' involves Hall and Oates' 1980 pop smash, 'You Make My Dreams Come True.' Even before seeing the tune set to a dance sequence that surpasses any movie choreography we've seen since 'Moulin Rouge,' Deschanel was an unapologetic fan of the Philly hit-making duo. "I love early Hall and Oates, really early, the Philly years," she tells Spinner, then adding with the fervor of a true fan, "I love Hall and Oates. Don't get me started."

Hall and Oates isn't the only '70s iconic duo Deschanel is down with. "A lot of people make fun of the Carpenters. I love the Carpenters and think they're amazing," she says. "Karen Carpenter has one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard. I like a lot of that sort of '70s soft music."

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For Sale: 1984 Michael Jackson Vintage 'Thriller' Doll

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